Left-back
Javier Dorado has confirmed that he will be joining Second Division outfit Sporting Gijon on loan until the end of the season.
The Asturians contacted Real Madrid last month to enquire about the 24-year-old, who had been told that he would not figure in coach Vicente
Del Bosque's plans this year.
The loan deal is now expected to be completed in the next 24-hours.
Sporting chief
Pepe Acebal sees
Dorado as the perfect alternative to the team's only other left-sided defender
Borja Sanchez, who only has one year's experience after being drafted in last year from the reserves.
Dorado, whose contract with Real expires next June, told Marca radio on Thursday:
"Everything points to me playing for Sporting next season."
"I was on loan to Salamanca last season and ended up playing a lot of matches, and I hope that will be the case this year."
"Football doesn't end at Real Madrid, but I'm not ruling out the possibility of returning there one day when I have grown as a player."